Your kidneys are critically important organs that clear toxic substances from the body and regulate your fluid balance. Kidney disease is very common, affecting millions of Americans. So-called “end-stage” kidney disease is kidney disease so advanced that without treatment, death is imminent. Presently, over 800,000 Americans are affected by this advanced stage of the […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center will host its first ever “YArt” Sale on Saturday, April 27 from 10 am-2 pm in the multipurpose room at Sippican Elementary School (16 Spring Street, Marion). Come shop for lightly used art supplies, equipment, books, and teaching resources. Want to offload some art supplies? The MAC will sell your […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce its newest exhibition, featuring paintings by Joshua Baptista and Bernie Klim. The show runs April 13 through May 17, with an opening reception on Saturday, April 13 from 3-5 pm at the MAC. Primarily a painter, Joshua Baptista also mixes various media to create a parallel […] Read more »
Mason Tucker of Marion, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Tucker was initiated at University of Rhode Island. Read more »
Marion Finance Committee Chairman Shay Assad is concerned that the deviation from the original plan to pay for a new $800,000 patrol boat may not sit well with voters at the May 13 Annual Town Meeting. Before committee members voted during Monday night’s public meeting to recommend the proposal that will be seen […] Read more »
Carl Reiner, the late American actor, and humorist wrote: “If I don’t see my name in the obituaries in the morning, I eat breakfast.” If you scan the obits every day as I do (it’s an old person’s thing), you will notice that there are not many wakes held as there used to be. […] Read more »
Mary Jane Rimmer-Doherty, 81, of Mattapoisett died March 30, 2024 at Sippican Health Care Center surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James M. Doherty. Born and raised in New Bedford, the daughter of the late J. Clinton and M. Annita (Rogers) Rimmer, she lived in Mattapoisett most of her life. Mary Jane […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum’s afterschool group had fun learning about nests and eggs of some of our local birds. Colorization of the eggs can signify different things in different species and the speckles on eggs are not always random. The kids had a chance to color their own eggs based on what we learned. […] Read more »
The Rochester Republican Town Committee will host an “All You Can Eat Pizza & Salad Night” at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club, 242 Robinson Rd, Acushnet on April 15 at 6:30 pm. Jim Wallace, of Gun Owners Action League (G.O.A.L.), will be the guest speaker. A head count is needed for this night so reserve your […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday approved Fire Chief Scott Weigel’s request to increase his department salaries by 2.5% for FY25. Compounded atop the town’s 2.5%, across-the-board, Cost of Living Adjustment for its employees, the net 5% raise is designed to help Rochester lose fewer call firefighters to surrounding towns paying more. Weigel’s request came […] Read more »